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Episode-566- Cam Mather on Off Grid Living

Cam Mather who originally appeared in Episode 364 is back to share another round of wisdom about living off grid.

Cam and his family unplugged from the grid about 14 years ago, today they are continuing their journey by expanding agricultural production, expanding their solar arrays and more.

His first book “Thriving During Challenging Times, The Energy, Food and Financial Independence Handbook” provides a road map for readers to deal with the converging challenges of climate change, peak oil and resource depletion and the economic crisis.

His second book “The All You Can Eat Gardening Handbook” shows how to turn your back yard into your own “One-Hundred-Foot-Diet Produce Department” with minimal fossil inputs.

Join us today to learn…

  • The real joy of living the “unplugged life”
  • Why unplugged doesn’t mean dark ages or low tech
  • How you can begin your own journey to energy independence
  • Why efficiency is the cheapest form of alternative energy
  • Growing your own food
  • Storing your surplus production
  • Surviving ice storms in style
  • Inexpensive ways to build your soil with things others throw away
  • Staying in touch with satellite internet and TV options

Resources for Today’s Show

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Episode-74- New Solar Energy Incentives and More on Gardens

Today’s podcast covers some exciting new things coming in the Solar Industry and expands on some of yesterdays thoughts on gardening along with supporting local agriculture as a combined form of new patriotism.

Tune in today to hear…

  • New prizes coming for the Listener Appreciation Contest
  • Ren Reeder has won the first round and choose the iPod (congrats Ren)
  • More on our growing food trade deficit, we can no longer feed our own population
  • How we can support local growers with just a little bit of effort
  • The hard choice many small farmers have been forced to make
  • Additional cool ideas like setting up web sites for a local farmer’s market
  • A possible new profession, “Farmers Market Organizer”?
  • The difference between a tax deduction and a tax credit (tax credits rock)
  • New solar incentives for business and utilities will drive prices down for us with economy of scale
  • Build a 10,000 dollar solar system for 7,000 dollars, really, no catch
  • The new solar incentive does not start until 2009
  • Why the second half of 09 will be a better time to install a system then the first half
  • How you can get a new stove, fridge, etc almost for free in 2009
  • Why conserving energy or putting in alternative systems is patriotic
  • The solar energy bill is the only diamond in the turd that is the bail out, make use  of it
  • The added resale value that energy improvements add to your home
  • Why a “south facing roof” may soon be a real hot feature to homes
  • Thoughts on the government giving you your own money back vs. getting money from the government
  • Install your own radiant barrier and insulation and get it back on your taxes
  • Things to be positive about for our future, solar, wind, gardens and local economies

Resources for today’s show